it is customary for the new arrival to be placed between the stalls of two captives whose training is already well advanced.
通常是把新到的安置在兩頭訓(xùn)練得很好的大象的象廄中間,
新概念英語(yǔ)第四冊(cè)
Lesson 41 Training elephants
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 習(xí)慣的;通常的;照慣例的;
n. 習(xí)慣法;風(fēng)俗志;
?? custom= habit習(xí)慣+ary...的 →習(xí)慣性的
"He makes his customary visit every week."
他每星期都按照慣例造訪一次.
近義:traditional, typical, conventional, inevitable, assiduous, normal
n. 到達(dá),抵達(dá);出現(xiàn),登場(chǎng);新生嬰兒;到達(dá)者;
?? arriv=arrive到達(dá)+al表示人 →到達(dá)者
"Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl."
我到學(xué)校后不久便得到了一位年齡較大的女孩友善對(duì)待。
近義:appearance, appearing, imminence, approach, approaching, assistance
反義:parting, withdrawment, departure, egress, exit, exodus
adj. 先進(jìn)的;高等的,高深的;年老的;晚期的;
v. 前進(jìn)(advance的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞);增加;上漲;
?? advanc前進(jìn)+ed...的→ 先進(jìn)的,高級(jí)的
"There were only three of us on the advanced course."
只有我們?nèi)藢W(xué)高級(jí)課程。
近義:progressive, civilized, developed, forward, anticipated, late
反義:posterior, subsequent, succeeding, ulterior, farther, following
n. 訓(xùn)練;培養(yǎng);(槍炮,攝影機(jī)等的)瞄準(zhǔn);整枝法;
v. 訓(xùn)練,培養(yǎng)( train的現(xiàn)在分詞);教育;瞄準(zhǔn);整枝;
"training for non-professional staff"
對(duì)非專業(yè)員工的培訓(xùn)
近義:learning, preparation, taming, capacitation, coaching, habilitation
adv. 早已,已經(jīng);先前;
?? all(所有)+ready(準(zhǔn)備):所有都準(zhǔn)備好了- 已經(jīng)
"He was already aboard the plane."
他已經(jīng)登機(jī)了。